Predictors of Comfort Level in Speech-Language Pathologists Working With Students With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Purpose: Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often demonstrate language deficits requiring speech-language pathologist (SLP) interventions. With the number of students diagnosed with ADHD on the rise, SLPs are being called upon increasingly to address the needs of these stu...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 1097 - 1110 |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Oct2019
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| Sumario: | Purpose: Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often demonstrate language deficits requiring speech-language pathologist (SLP) interventions. With the number of students diagnosed with ADHD on the rise, SLPs are being called upon increasingly to address the needs of these students. Ensuring SLPs are comfortable treating students with ADHD is of growing importance. To date, there is limited evidence examining what factors may predict how comfortable SLPs are working with students with ADHD. This study investigated the relationships between variables to better predict comfort levels of school SLPs in their management of students with ADHD. Method: A total of 86 school SLPs from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Special Interest Groups 1 (Language, Learning and Education) and 16 (School-Based Issues) whose clinical caseloads included students diagnosed with ADHD participated in an |
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